GermanyAufgabe 44 · Politics in a democracy
As a citizen in Germany, whom can you not elect directly?
In the exam (German)
Wen kann man als Bürgerin/ Bürger in Deutschland nicht direkt wählen?
- amembers of the EU Parliament (EU-Parlament)Abgeordnete des EU-Parlaments
- bthe Federal President (Bundespräsidentin/Bundespräsident)Die Bundespräsidentin/den BundespräsidentenCorrect answer
- cmembers of the state parliament (Landtag)Landtagsabgeordnete
- dmembers of the Federal Parliament (Bundestag)Bundestagsabgeordnete
Why?
The Federal President is not elected by the people but by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung) (Article 54 of the Basic Law). It is made up of all members of the Bundestag and the same number of members elected by the state parliaments. The Bundestag, the state parliaments (Landtage) and the European Parliament, on the other hand, are elected directly by the citizens.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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